be at cross purposes

• 抵触； 矛盾的； 互相误解

be at cross purposes的用法和样例：

例句

1. A couple of rams are butting at each other.
   两只羊正在用角互相抵触。
2. I would inwardly struggle at the unwanted attention.
   我从心里对这些多余的注意力有极大的抵触。
3. Dousing the ethnic flames will be difficult.
   要浇熄民族矛盾的火焰并非易事。
4. Logically, it is true, no thing could be more inconsistent.
   从逻辑上讲，真的没有比这种事情更矛盾的了。